Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac
2 days ago
- #cli-tool
- #apple-silicon
- #on-device-ai
- apfel is a tool that unlocks the built-in Apple Silicon LLM on Macs, allowing access via CLI, HTTP server, or chat without needing network calls or API keys.
- It provides features like JSON output, file attachments, context management, and works as a drop-in replacement for OpenAI SDKs, enabling local AI usage in scripts and code.
- The tool includes demos for natural language shell commands, system activity narration, code explanation, and integrates with Apple's FoundationModels framework for on-device inference.